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Al-Riyadh

Full name	Al-Riyadh Saudi Club [1]
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953) (as Ahli Al-Riyadh)
Ground	Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity	15,000 [2]
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi
League	Saudi Pro League
2023–24	Pro League, 14th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Al-Riyadh active departments
Football (men's)	Football (women's)

Al-Riyadh SC ( Arabic: نادي الرياض السعودي) is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It currently plays in the Saudi Pro League (the first tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia). It was established in 1953 as Ahli Al-Riyadh, then changed its name to Al-Yamamah and finally to Al-Riyadh. Best known for its football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads in other sports.

Al-Riyadh have won one major title: the Crown Prince Cup in 1994. ^[3] The team also finished as runners-up in the Saudi Premier League in 1994; ^[4] they have never won the top league.

Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Pro League in 2023. ^[3]

History

Early history

The club was founded in 1953 under the name "Ahli Al-Riyadh", before changing to "Al-Yamama" and then to "Al-Riyadh." ^[5] It is currently based in west Riyadh. ^[6] They reached the final of the Kings Cup in 1962 and 1978, but triumphed on neither occasion. ^[7]

Golden era

Al-Riyadh was promoted to the Saudi Premier League at the end of the 1988/89 season after winning the Saudi First Division League. ^[8]

In the early 1990s, under the leadership of the Brazilian coach Zumario and players such as Khalid Al-Qarouni, Talal Al-Jabreen, Yasser Al-Taafi and Fahd Al-Hamdan, Al-Riyadh won the Crown Prince Cup in 1994. ^[4] They were unable to retain the Cup in 1995, losing in the final to Al-Hilal. ^[9] However, they did win the 1995 Federation Cup ^[7] and reached the semi-final of the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. ^[10] In 1998, Al-Riyadh once again reached the finals of the Crown Prince Cup, and lost to Al-Ahli. ^[11]

Al-Riyadh were relegated at the end of the 2004/5 season. ^[12]

Return to the top flight

Al-Riyadh finished fourth in the Saudi First Division League in the 2022/23 season. ^[13] Normally, a fourth-place finish would not be good enough for promotion, but the Saudi Premier League was expanding from 16 teams to 18, offering an additional promotion spot. ^[3]

Honours

Domestic

• Saudi Premier League
  • Runners-up (1): 1993–94
• Saudi First Division League
  • Winners (2): 1977–78, 1988–89
  • Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
• Kings Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1962, 1978
• Crown Prince Cup
  • Winners (1): 1993–94
  • Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 1997–98
• Prince Faisal Cup
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Continental

• Arab Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1996

Current squad

As of 14 August 2023:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   KSA Rakan Al-Najjar 2 DF   KSA Amiri Kurdi 4 DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Shwirekh 7 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Aqel 8 MF   KSA Abdulelah Al-Khaibari 9 FW   JAM Andre Gray 11 MF   ZIM Knowledge Musona 12 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Dossari 13 DF   KSA Humood Al-Dossari 14 FW   KSA Saleh Al Abbas 16 MF   KSA Saleh Al-Saeed 18 MF   KSA Mohamed Al Oqil 19 DF   KSA Saud Al-Bawardi 20 MF   GAB Didier Ndong 22 GK   KSA Zaid Al-Bawardi 24 MF   KSA Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani 25 GK   URU Martín Campaña 26 MF   KSA Ali Al-Zaqaan

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 DF   KSA Hussain Al-Nowaiqi 28 MF   KSA Bader Al-Mutairi 29 DF   KSA Ahmed Assiri 35 MF   KSA Turki Al-Mergaa 36 DF   BEL Dino Arslanagić 40 GK   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari 45 GK   KSA Fahad Hashim 60 MF   MLI Birama Touré 66 MF   KSA Majed Al-Qahtani 77 MF   KSA Moayed Al-Houti 80 MF   KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi 88 MF   KSA Yahya Al-Shehri 99 FW   KSA Mutaz Hibah — DF   KSA Marzouq Tombakti — DF   KSA Suwailem Al-Menhali — MF   KSA Nawaf Hawsawi — FW   KSA Rayan Al-Bloushi

Management staff

Position	Name
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi
Assistant Manager	Bandar Al-Kubaishan
First-Team Coach	Vacant
Goalkeeper Coach	Vacant
Rehab Coach	Vacant
Fitness Coach	Vacant
Youth Coach	Vacant
Development Coach	Vacant
Head of Medical	Vacant
Doctor	Vacant
Sporting Director	Vacant

Managerial history

International competitions

Overview

As of 1 July 2023

Record by country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Algeria	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Egypt	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Jordan	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Lebanon	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Sudan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Syria	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	5	3	+2	100.00
TOTAL	21	10	4	7	29	21	+8	047.62

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Group B	Al-Ahly	2–2		2nd
			Club Africain	0–1
			Al-Nasr	2–0
			Al-Ittihad Aleppo	2–0
		SF	ES Sahel	0–2		0–2
	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2R	Homenmen	3–0	2−0	5–0
		QF	Kazma	2–1	0−1	2–2 [A]
		SF	Al-Talaba	–		Withdrew
1996	Arab Super Cup	Final	ES Tunis	1–1		2nd
			Al-Hilal	0–0
	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Group A	Al-Muharraq	2–0		1st
			Al-Wehdat	1–0
			Olympique Médéa	1–1
		SF	Al-Faisaly	0–1		0–1
1999	Arab Cup Winners' Cup	QR	Al-Merrikh	2–1		2nd
			Al-Masry	1–2
			Al-Ittihad Ibb	5–3
		Group B	Al-Jaish	1–2		3rd
			Al-Gharafa	1–3
			MC Oran	1–0

Key: QR – Qualifying round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes

See also

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riyadh club.

• Official website
• Team profile at Soccerway